Where to stay in Tenerife?

OnTheRopes

I am thinking of spending 7 or 8 days in Tenerife in February, half term unfortunately but it is what it is.
Any suggestions from experience where to stay/packages etc, it needs to be suitable for the non cycling wife, preferably with Bike storage and an easy to book all in package. Currently looking through jet 2.
Also prefer not too many kids/parties/discos etc.

carbonclem

We stayed near El Medano last time. There’s a Bike Point there, in a nice laid back resort. You are straight into Tiede and a short drive from the airport. Best resort weather in the south, too.

But, we booked it all independently, simple enough and cheap. We did all inclusive further up the coast before but at twice the price.

OnTheRopes

CarbonClem wrote:

We stayed near El Medano last time. There’s a Bike Point there, in a nice laid back resort. You are straight into Tiede and a short drive from the airport. Best resort weather in the south, too.

But, we booked it all independently, simple enough and cheap. We did all inclusive further up the coast before but at twice the price.

Cheers, yes I was thinking of going all in half board, not cheap it's true especially at half term. Was yours self catering apartment or hotel? Certainly the south seems the place to be for better weather

chippyk

Teide keeps a lot of the weather away from the South of the island, the old airport was frequently fog bound which is at least partly why they built a new one towards the south. You can often see the clouds butting up against it in the North.

Los Christianos/Playa de Las Americas also has good access to the mountain and has a Bikepoint. Plenty of bars etc, to eat in. Bit further from the airport but recommended.

OnTheRopes

ChippyK wrote:

Teide keeps a lot of the weather away from the South of the island, the old airport was frequently fog bound which is at least partly why they built a new one towards the south. You can often see the clouds butting up against it in the North.

Los Christianos/Playa de Las Americas also has good access to the mountain and has a Bikepoint. Plenty of bars etc, to eat in. Bit further from the airport but recommended.

Thanks

First.Aspect

I'd avoid Playa unless you like traditional beach holidays surrounded by pink, tattooed British people complaining about the food.

Los Gigantes has a black volcanic beach and is quite small but quite spectacular under the cliffs. It all gets a bit quieter in that part of the island because its pretty much a dead end. But it is easy to get from there up to Teide and Masca, and you get some good sunsets over La Gomera from that coast.

OnTheRopes

First Aspect wrote:

I'd avoid Playa unless you like traditional beach holidays surrounded by pink, tattooed British people complaining about the food.

Los Gigantes has a black volcanic beach and is quite small but quite spectacular under the cliffs. It all gets a bit quieter in that part of the island because its pretty much a dead end. But it is easy to get from there up to Teide and Masca, and you get some good sunsets over La Gomera from that coast.

Definitely not keen on the 'Here we go' crowd. There are a few Playas, do you mean Playa de las Americas?
I'll check out Los Gigantes cheers

First.Aspect

OnTheRopes wrote:

First Aspect wrote:

I'd avoid Playa unless you like traditional beach holidays surrounded by pink, tattooed British people complaining about the food.

Los Gigantes has a black volcanic beach and is quite small but quite spectacular under the cliffs. It all gets a bit quieter in that part of the island because its pretty much a dead end. But it is easy to get from there up to Teide and Masca, and you get some good sunsets over La Gomera from that coast.

Definitely not keen on the 'Here we go' crowd. There are a few Playas, do you mean Playa de las Americas?
I'll check out Los Gigantes cheers

Yes sorry that's what I meant. And Google image masca. Hardly anyone has heard of it and it's truly amazing. Looks like a good ride as well, providing you could avoid tour busses.

abba

I think, Puerto de la Cruz or somewhere near is a nice place to stay. You can either climb Teide, or head north to the much greener Anaga, or go west to Erjos. Or even go over Teide to the southern part of the island.
In my opinion, there are much more interesting routes comparing to staying in the south. For example, it will be quite hard to reach Anaga or Santa Cruze (TF1 is a highway which isn't allowed for cycling).

carbonclem

OnTheRopes wrote:

CarbonClem wrote:

We stayed near El Medano last time. There’s a Bike Point there, in a nice laid back resort. You are straight into Tiede and a short drive from the airport. Best resort weather in the south, too.

But, we booked it all independently, simple enough and cheap. We did all inclusive further up the coast before but at twice the price.

Cheers, yes I was thinking of going all in half board, not cheap it's true especially at half term. Was yours self catering apartment or hotel? Certainly the south seems the place to be for better weather

We did a self catering apartment last time - supermarket and local restaurants served us well

Previous trip we stayed 20km from Los Gigantes. I did a Tiede loop and descended from Tiede to Los G so is easily reached from that area. It was a pain to get to the ‘classic’ route via Villaflor but it wouldn’t put me off going back there as I’d like to do Masca.

kingstongraham

abba wrote:

I think, Puerto de la Cruz or somewhere near is a nice place to stay. You can either climb Teide, or head north to the much greener Anaga, or go west to Erjos. Or even go over Teide to the southern part of the island.
In my opinion, there are much more interesting routes comparing to staying in the south. For example, it will be quite hard to reach Anaga or Santa Cruze (TF1 is a highway which isn't allowed for cycling).

Stayed in Puerto de la Cruz last year, but was walking mostly rather than cycling. Anaga in the NE is spectacular and looked like it would be amazing for road cycling - seriously stunning scenery, good roads, steep climbs. It would be about 40km each way before you get started even from Puerto de la Cruz, so I'd say drive before riding if you can or have a very long day. El Palmar and Masca in the NW is ridiculously scenic as well, but again a bit of riding to get to. I rode up Teide of course. Puerto de la Cruz isn't that pretty, but the food is great.

If I went again for cycling, I'd probably go to Gigantes, or split between Gigantes and somewhere in the NE - I'd really want to ride in Anaga.

navrig2

KingstonGraham wrote:

abba wrote:

I think, Puerto de la Cruz or somewhere near is a nice place to stay. You can either climb Teide, or head north to the much greener Anaga, or go west to Erjos. Or even go over Teide to the southern part of the island.
In my opinion, there are much more interesting routes comparing to staying in the south. For example, it will be quite hard to reach Anaga or Santa Cruze (TF1 is a highway which isn't allowed for cycling).

Stayed in Puerto de la Cruz last year, but was walking mostly rather than cycling. Anaga in the NE is spectacular and looked like it would be amazing for road cycling - seriously stunning scenery, good roads, steep climbs. It would be about 40km each way before you get started even from Puerto de la Cruz, so I'd say drive before riding if you can or have a very long day. El Palmar and Masca in the NW is ridiculously scenic as well, but again a bit of riding to get to. I rode up Teide of course. Puerto de la Cruz isn't that pretty, but the food is great.

If I went again for cycling, I'd probably go to Gigantes, or split between Gigantes and somewhere in the NE - I'd really want to ride in Anaga.

Anaga is great and has stunning, green scenery. Recommended but limited roads.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/37jdbwnw8viwNSGn7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iQnH6kGqXBXeJuxy7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ybQ3v8zz8qsoioueA

If I was going there for a cycling trip I'd stay on the high side of the ring motorway and not cycle anywhere near the main resorts.

The roads (TF-436 & TF-82) towards Buena Vista are stunning but hard going.

pamplemoose

abba wrote:

I think, Puerto de la Cruz or somewhere near is a nice place to stay. You can either climb Teide, or head north to the much greener Anaga, or go west to Erjos. Or even go over Teide to the southern part of the island.
In my opinion, there are much more interesting routes comparing to staying in the south. For example, it will be quite hard to reach Anaga or Santa Cruze (TF1 is a highway which isn't allowed for cycling).

Seconding this, Puerto de la Cruz is lovely. The wife and I stayed in Casablanca apartments and they were spot on. No problem with me keeping a rental bike in the room

OnTheRopes

Thanks for all the info so far, plenty to go at. My one concern with the north of the island is apparently it is more cloudy and as it will be February the weather may not be the best? As I have to consider my wife who will not be cycling we will want some decent weather if possible.

First.Aspect

OnTheRopes wrote:

Thanks for all the info so far, plenty to go at. My one concern with the north of the island is apparently it is more cloudy and as it will be February the weather may not be the best? As I have to consider my wife who will not be cycling we will want some decent weather if possible.

Yeah don't go north. It is a bit deliverance up there as well. Los Gigantes and coast doesn't suffer, at least in my experience.

navrig2

First Aspect wrote:

OnTheRopes wrote:

Thanks for all the info so far, plenty to go at. My one concern with the north of the island is apparently it is more cloudy and as it will be February the weather may not be the best? As I have to consider my wife who will not be cycling we will want some decent weather if possible.

Yeah don't go north. It is a bit deliverance up there as well. Los Gigantes and coast doesn't suffer, at least in my experience.

That was sort of our experience. We cycled right to the end of the road in the north:

https://goo.gl/maps/fFmxybRwtx72

Stopped at the local cantina for food. No English spoken but once we got over the barrier they were very friendly and the meat stew was delicious. The roads were brilliant, great quality, hard climbing and the most fantastic scenery. Few cars too.

kayakerchris

I would vote for El Medano a well. Have stayed there for many years (20+). Pleasant boardwalk right along the beach and a real cafe culture of walking in drinking coffee in the morning. Loads of windsurfers and kite surfers but also a much older group as well. reasonable night life in terms of restaurants but also good supermarkets. Only drawback is that it can be very windy in the afternoon and this brings the temperature right down. Prevailing wind is from the East so need protection from that side.